Brainstem stroke presenting with uncontrollable laughter: be alert when nobody else is laughing

J Neurol. 2022 Nov;269(11):6155-6157. doi: 10.1007/s00415-022-11219-3. Epub 2022 Jun 19.

Authors

Tarig Abkur¹, Jonathan Cleaver², Naomi Festa³, Gopinath Ramadurai³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, United Kingdom. [email protected].
² Department of Neurology, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Stroke and Vascular Neurology, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, United Kingdom.

PMID: 35718821
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-022-11219-3

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Brain Stem Infarctions*
Humans
Laughter*